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'''Logo:''' On a black background, an "{{color|red|'''M'''}}" flies backward from off screen, then splits into two. In the space left between the two letters, two "{{color|green|'''T'''}}"'s come from the top and bottom of the screen and join to form one. This completes the initials of the company, and the letter "{{color|limegreen|'''T'''}}" shrinks when a {{color|gold}} circle appears over it. Under the letters are the words "{{color|#FFD900|'''ENTERPRISES, INC.'''}}", "{{color|#FFD900|'''ENTERPRISES'''}}", "{{color|#FFD900|'''PRODUCTIONS, INC.'''}}", or "{{color|#FFD900|'''PRODUCTIONS'''}}". Sometimes, the finished logo will read out "'''{{color|#FFD900|AN}} {{color|red|M}}{{color|green|T}}{{color|red|M}} {{color|#FFD900|ENTERPRISES (INC.) PRODUCTION}}'''" ("{{color|#FFD900|'''AN'''}}" appears over the first "{{color|red|'''M'''}}"). Inside is a live-action orange | '''Logo:''' On a black background, an "{{color|red|'''M'''}}" flies backward from off screen, then splits into two. In the space left between the two letters, two "{{color|green|'''T'''}}"'s come from the top and bottom of the screen and join to form one. This completes the initials of the company, and the letter "{{color|limegreen|'''T'''}}" shrinks when a {{color|gold}} ribbon circle, adorned with stars on the left, right and bottom and "MTM" on the top, appears over it. Under the letters are the words "{{color|#FFD900|'''ENTERPRISES, INC.'''}}", "{{color|#FFD900|'''ENTERPRISES'''}}", "{{color|#FFD900|'''PRODUCTIONS, INC.'''}}", or "{{color|#FFD900|'''PRODUCTIONS'''}}". Sometimes, the finished logo will read out "'''{{color|#FFD900|AN}} {{color|red|M}}{{color|green|T}}{{color|red|M}} {{color|#FFD900|ENTERPRISES (INC.) PRODUCTION}}'''" ("{{color|#FFD900|'''AN'''}}" appears over the first "{{color|red|'''M'''}}"). Inside is a live-action orange tabby kitten named Mimsie who meows once, obviously as a parody of the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]] lion. All the text (except for the later versions) appears in the Peignot font used for the [[Viacom (1971-2006)|Viacom]] "Pinball" logo. | ||
'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||
* | *Nicknames such as "Dick Turpin" and "Dick Marino" have also been used in naming Mimsie. Mimsie was a rescue cat from an animal shelter. | ||
*The logo (with just the cat meowing) made an appearance within the ''Family Guy'' S7 episode "420". | *The logo (with just the cat meowing) made an appearance within the ''Family Guy'' S7 episode "420". | ||
*On Me-TV promos of ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and ''The Bob Newhart Show'', Ed Asner and Bob Newhart uttered the word "Meow!" on the MTM logo at the end of the promos from their respective shows. | *On Me-TV promos of ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and ''The Bob Newhart Show'', Ed Asner and Bob Newhart uttered the word "Meow!" on the MTM logo at the end of the promos from their respective shows. | ||